Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-10-23 | Page 17 | Air Field Work to be Started inside 10 Days

AIR FIELD WORK TO BE STARTED ART ED INSIDE 1 0 DAYS Final Touches Given Plans at Parley ParleyS of of C City ty S Actual construction on the long awaited airport Improvement project is expected to start within 10 days dars officials announced Friday Friday Fri Fri- day as word was received that warrant warrant warrant war war- rant for the work was signed by bythe bythe bythe J the U. U S. S comptroller general at Washington D. D CA a C. aA 4 A meeting of works progress and j j city officials was called in the af- af af at the office of City Cc missioner William Murdoch to mak make makel material rial nial nialand tJ final arrangements for mat If and equipment the last st 4 to starting work Darrell J. J Greenwell WP A state director was advised of the sIgnIng signIng signing sign- sign Ing by George L. L Haerr of the treasury treasur accounts office The action places the money for the 1072 project on the books News Welcomed News of the warrants warrant's being signed was welcomed by Mayor E. E B. B Erwin who said work would begin begin begin be be- gin without delay We are eager to put the men mento mento mento to work just as soon as possible and get this job under way he said Dispatches from fram Washington said the official figure on cost of the project is of which is being furnished by WP A. A The remainder Is Salt Lake City's share as sponsor Cost Shared Of the he latter sum sura was posted in cash the city prevailing upon Salt Lake county to furnish to make the work possible and keep several hundred men off direct relief this winter The rest of the represents materials transportation and su supervision supervision su- su to be furnished by the city Construction will make nake the successful successful suc suc- conclusion of a long fight to o obtain the project which several times was threatened with with with- Those who were expected to attend attend at- at tend end Friday afternoons afternoon's meeting Were Mayor Erwin and other m met mci- bers of the city commission y- y Engineer W. W D. D Beers Mr G Gr n n- n well H. H C. C Jessen deputy state director and Kenneth Borg Bog WP A district director